Planning Committee - 19 April 2018

PLANNING COMMITTEE

NOTICE AND AGENDA

For a meeting to be held in the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Rickmansworth, on Thursday 22 March 2018 at 7.30pm.

Members of the Planning Committee:-

Councillors:-      Chris Whately-Smith (Chairman)      Sarah Nelmes (Vice-Chairman)

Phil Brading      David Major

Marilyn Butler      Debbie Morris

Peter Getkahn      Chris Lloyd

Alex Hayward      Reena Ranger

Stephen King

Steven Halls, Chief Executive

10 April 2018

The Planning Committee welcomes contributions from members of the public to its discussion on agenda items. Contributions will be limited to one person speaking for and one against each item for not more than three minutes. Please note that, in the event of registering your interest to speak on an agenda item but not taking up that right because the item is deferred, you will automatically be given the right to speak on that item at the next meeting of the Planning Committee. Details of the procedure and the list for registering the wish to speak will be available for a short period before the meeting.

In accordance with The Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014 any matters considered under Part I business only of the meeting may be filmed, recorded, photographed, broadcast or reported via social media by any person.

Recording and reporting the Council’s meetings is subject to the law and it is the responsibility of those doing the recording and reporting to ensure compliance. This will include the Human Rights Act, the Data Protection Act and the laws of libel and defamation.

1.         APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

2.         MINUTES

To confirm as a correct record the Minutes of the Planning Committee meetings held on 22 March 2018.

3.         NOTICE OF OTHER BUSINESS

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 to be announced, together with the special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chairman to rule on the admission of such items.

4.         DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

To receive any declarations of interest.

Where a member of this Planning Committee is also a member of a Parish Council he/she is entitled to take part in any debate at this Committee on an application within that Parish area provided that the Councillor

• has an open mind about the application
• is not bound by the views of the Parish Planning Committee and
• can deal with the application fairly and on its merits at Committee

Subject to the above the Councillor will declare a registrable non-pecuniary interest in the item as a member of the Parish Council and will be entitled to stay speak and vote

PLANNING APPLICATIONS

The following applications (agenda items 5 to 11) are submitted for the Committee’s decision and, unless otherwise stated, staffing, financial and legal implications are not applicable. Environmental implications are dealt with in the individual reports.

5.         18/0191/FUL - Construction of part single, part two storey rear extensions, insertion of rooflights, alterations to fenestration and internal alterations at NORTH END, THE GREEN, SARRATT, WD3 6BR for Mrs Kim Foxell

6.         18/0207/FUL – Erection of two storey building with habitable roofspace to create 7 x 2 bed self-contained flats with associated parking within basement level, cycle and refuse store, amenity areas and landscaping involving demolition of existing dwellinghouse at 38 38 EASTBURY AVENUE, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3LN for Mr John Gavacan

7.         18/0239/RSP – Retrospective: Change of use of land from public open space to residential curtilage at LAND AT THE REAR OF MOORE ROAD, ABBOTS LANGLEY, HERTFORDSHIRE, WD25 0BE for Mr Staunton-Jameson

8.         18/0261/FUL - Variation of Condition 17 (Access) of planning permission 16/1523/FUL to provide a temporary access from Uxbridge Road for a period of approximately one academic year (until 31st August 2019), whilst construction works take place to complete the permanent access arrangements at the junction of the A412 Uxbridge Road with Long Lane at THE REACH FREE SCHOOL, LONG LANE, MILL END, HERTFORDSHIRE for The Reach Free School

9.         18/0307/FUL - Single storey front extension and two storey rear extension at 1 MANSFIELD COTTAGES, CHORLEYWOOD BOTTOM, CHORLEYWOOD, HERTS, WD3 5JG for Mr R Shine

10.       18/0351/FUL Erection of 28 residential units, together with car parking, open space, landscaping and new vehicular and pedestrian access from Railway Terrace, at LAND ADJACENT LAKEVIEW, RAILWAY TERRACE, KINGS LANGLEY, HERTS for Mr W Dalton

11.       18/0534/FUL - Construction of single storey front extensions and two storey rear extension at MAPESBURY, SANDY LANE, NORTHWOOD, HA6 3HA for Mr S Gulrajani

12.       OTHER BUSINESS – If approved under Item 3 above

13.       EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

If the Committee wishes to consider the remaining item in private, it will be appropriate for a resolution to be passed in the following terms:-

“that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraphs (1 -7) of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

(Note: If other confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional items.)

1.         OTHER BUSINESS – If approved under item 3 above.

Background Papers (used when compiling the above reports but they do not form part of the agenda)

• Application file(s) referenced above
• Three Rivers Core Strategy (adopted October 2011)
• Development Management Policies LDD (adopted July 2013)
• Site Allocations Local Development Document (SALDD) (adopted November 2014)
• The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule (adopted February 2015)
• Supplementary Planning Documents and Guidance
• National Planning Policy Framework and National Planning Practice Guidance
• Government Circulars
• The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended)
• Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)
• Town and Country Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004
• The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
• The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010
• The Localism Act (November 2011)
• The Growth and Infrastructure Act (April 2013)
• Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015
• Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015